Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium

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Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo

Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo
GBT
Front view
Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo Location in Surabaya
Location	Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Coordinates	7°13′23.8″S 112°37′21.8″E / 7.223278°S 112.622722°E / -7.223278; 112.622722Coordinates: 7°13′23.8″S 112°37′21.8″E / 7.223278°S 112.622722°E / -7.223278; 112.622722
Public transit	Benowo Gunung Anyar–Benowo
Owner	Government of Surabaya
Capacity	40,000[1] show Capacity history 55,000 (2010–2020) 40,000 (2020–present)
Surface	Zoysia Japonica
Construction
Broke ground	2008
Built	2008–2010
Opened	6 August 2010; 11 years ago (2010-08-06)
Renovated	2019 - 2020
Construction cost	IDR500 billion (2008–2010) IDR100 billion (2019–2020)
Tenants
Persebaya Surabaya (since 2010)

Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo is a multi-purpose stadium in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It is a part of the The rest of the sports complex consists of an indoor stadium and a mosque. This stadium is used mostly for football matches. It replaced the older Gelora 10 November Stadium.The stadium is used for football matches and is a new base for Persebaya Surabaya. GBT can accommodate 40,000 spectators.^[2] The stadium is named after Bung Tomo, who is a National Hero of Indonesia. It will host matches of the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

History[]

Groundbreaking occurred on 1 January 2008. Construction cost was estimated at Rp100 billion. The arena was designed by Malay architects KLIA. Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo was officially opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 11 August 2010.

Usage[]

Major concerts and other shows[]

The stadium has hosted major concerts and shows by many famous artists and bands, spanning many different genres.

Renovations[]

To accommodate the stadium facilities for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, renovations are being done to the stadium. Including the installation of the scoreboard in the north upper tribune, repainting and repairing the facade, and adding seats to the stadium to make it a suitable all-seater stadium. The seats are arranged in a mosaic based in a green color representing the home team colors of Persebaya.

The Bung Tomo ornament and the stadium sign is already installed outside the Gelora Bung Tomo and also the floodlights (2400 lux) in December 2020. The first test of the new floodlights was in December, the second test of the new floodlights was increased at the brightness of 3500 lux. Tiga Lapangan Latihan is now finished. The floodlights were tested after the installation and the brightness is 800 lux, the second test in March 2021 was now in 1200 lux.

Gallery[]

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  Front of GBT and statue of shark-crocodile

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  An ultras choreography of Persebaya during the match

An inside panorama of Gelora Bung Tomo

See also[]

• Persebaya
• List of stadiums in Indonesia
• List of stadiums by capacity
• List of stadiums

References[]

External links[]

• Stadium information
• Stadium information